Composer Peter Schindler on this separate edition from Perpetuum mobile:
In this movement on text no. 207 from the Codex Buranus we hear the bitter lament of an unhappy gambler who has lost all his worldly possessions. He curses the die (Tessera), which has brought him such misfortune. "You faithless, hollow die, you bring down the wisest of men!" There’s some sympathy for this poor creature, who has been abandoned by King Decius and is now left virtually naked. (Decius is a medieval creation, but he quickly came to dominate drinking and gambling songs. The name probably derives from the French le dé, die).
The song begins as a solo lament. In reply the choir mutters what everyone knows: the companions of gambling are falsehood, quarrelling, theft, hunger and a ruined fortune. Then we hear again the anguished cry of the hapless gambler.
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Peter Schindler
| 1960Composer, pianist and organist Peter Schindler writes and performs music for ballets and theatrical performances, films and dramatic recordings, instrumental and choral arrangements, chansons and sacred works. He is particularly passionate about his compositions for children and young adults, which has come to comprise hundreds of humourous children’s songs (Kinderhits mit Witz). His full-length musicals include Geisterstunde auf Schloss Eulenstein (Witching Hour at Eulenstein Castle), Max und die Käsebande (Max and the Cheese Gang), König Keks (Cookie King), Zirkus Furioso (Circus Allegro), and SCHOCKORANGE. These musicals are some of the most frequently played pieces of their kind by children’s and youth choirs in German-speaking theaters and schools. With his first English musical Circus Allegro, Peter’s hugely sucessful work for all kids under 100 is now also accessible to audiences around the world.
For further information visit: http://peter-schindler.de/
We asked the composer 6 questions, read them here in our blog: https://blog.carus-verlag.com/en/personalities/5-questions-for-peter-schindler/
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